Feb 22, 2023 | General News
The Lehigh County Conservation District is excited to announce the 2024 Lehigh County ENVIROTHON will be carried out at Covered Bridge Park located in South Whitehall Township. The High School event will be held on Tuesday, April 23rd, and the Middle School event will...
Nov 7, 2022 | General News
The Lehigh County Conservation District hosted the PA Master Naturalist Program for the second year! Trainees participated in field trips around the County and educational instruction that focused on a variety of environmental topics including Geology, Watersheds,...
Oct 13, 2022 | General News
In fall, our Environmental Educator carried out several programs for local schools, libraries, and Churches that focused on the creepy crawly critters of the season! This program is geared toward pre-school to middle school ages, but adults always enjoy learning...
Oct 11, 2022 | General News
The Lehigh County Conservation District celebrated 75 years of protecting the natural resources of Lehigh County at Bell Gate Farm in Coopersburg on September 23, 2022. Board members, staff, and community leaders spent the evening highlighting partnerships and...
Aug 30, 2022 | General News
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has created the following QR code for accessing the “Guidelines for Maintaining Streams in your Community” guide. Please scan the above QR code to assist you in determining which types of stream maintenance...
Aug 26, 2022 | General News
The Lehigh County Conservation District’s Vector Borne Disease Control program has collected their first Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma americanum) in Lehigh County. Pictured is the adult female tick with the distinctive white dot on its dorsal shield. Lone Star Ticks are...
Jul 25, 2022 | General News
Although the weather has been pretty dry here in Lehigh County, mosquito activity has been on the rise. Mosquitos seek out small depressions of water with preferably organic rich material to lay their eggs in. Larvae will feed on the organic material for a period of...
Jan 11, 2022 | General News
Each week , the Lehigh Conservation District County Vector Control Program Staff places 25-30 traps at established sites throughout the County. The traps are species specific and are deployed to determine mosquito type and abundance in a given locale. All traps are...
Jan 11, 2022 | General News
(Article from Morning Ag Clips) No Rain, No Problem for Mosquitoes “Just because we don’t have rain, doesn’t mean we don’t have mosquitoes,” explains Department Head for Entomology and Plant Pathology at Oklahoma State University, and former livestock entomologist,...
Sep 15, 2021 | Water Quality
The Water Quality Department moving forward will only be accepting submissions electronically. Please see the Electronic Submission Document for information on procedures for submissions and pre-application meetings. Refer to the Document Submittal Guidelines for...
